Coating material stabilized against the action of light

ABSTRACT

Blocked benzotriazoles of the formula I or II ##STR1## wherein x is 1 or 2, R 1  in the case of x=1 and in the formula II is an acyl group of the formula --CO--R 5 , a sulfonyl group of the formula --SO 2  --R 6 , a phosphoryl group of the formula --P(O) r  (R 14 )(R 15 ), and in the case of x=2 is --CO-- or a diacyl group of the formula --CO--CO-- or --CO--R 7  --CO--, and R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 14  and R 15  have the meanings defined in claim 1, are crypto light stabilizers which can be activated by short-wave irradiation. Their use in coating materials is of interest in cases in which light stabilizers containing the free OH compounds have disadvantages with regard to their application.

This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 215,104, filed on July 5, 1988, now abandoned, which is in turn a divisional of Ser. No. 065,655, filed on June 22, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,707, issued on Oct. 4, 1988, which is in turn a continuation of Ser. No. 792,075, filed on Oct. 28, 1985, now abandoned.

The invention relates to coating materials containing crypto light stabilisers. Such compounds are activated by the action of short-wave light in that they are converted photochemically into light stabilisers. The compounds concerned are specific derivatives of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazoles having a blocked hydroxyl group.

Olson and Schroeter (J. Appl. Pol. Science 22 (1978), 2165-72) have already suggested blocking the phenolic hydroxyl group of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazoles with chemical protective groups which are subsequently removable, for example by hydrolysis, photolysis or heating. These blocked benzotriazole derivatives do not absorb in the UV range of 330-400 nm and as a result do not disturb the photopolymerisation of UV-curable compositions. Because of their changed UV-absorption level (their absorption maximum is about 290-310 nm), they are however not suitable as light stabilisers, and have therefore to be converted after photopolymerisation into the benzotriazoles having a free OH group, which are known light stabilisers. The stated authors investigated the possibility of blocking the OH group by silylation, by carbamoylation and, in a later work (J. Appl. Pol. Science 28 (1983), 1159 -65), also by etherification, esterification and sulfonylation. Various problems arise in this connection, such as insufficient cleavage or discoloration resulting from the formation of by-products. The O-sulfonylation and photochemical cleavage are described as being the best methods. In the case of this cleavage, there occurs essentially a photochemical Fries rearrangement to the ortho-sulfonylphenols. This is possible because all examined compounds are unsubstituted in the ortho-position (with respect to the OH group).

It has now been found that with the use of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazoles, which are substituted both in the para-position and in the ortho-position with respect to the OH group, there are obtained, by blocking of the OH group, crypto light stabilisers which have an absorption maximum likewise at 290-310 nm but which, in spite of the substitution in the para-position and in the ortho-position, can be photochemically reconverted into compounds having a free OH group. They have a level of stability in darkness which is higher than that of the compounds having an unsubstituted ortho-position. This factor is important with respect to the commercial application, since lacquers are frequently stored for long periods.

Compared with the known benzotriazole light stabilisers having a free OH group, these crypto light stabilisers are of advantage when the coating material is in contact with metals before or during application. All 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazoles form with metal ions complexes which are often coloured (for example in the case of Cu, Ni or Co), and they can then cause a discoloration of the coating material. Another interesting field of application for crypto light stabilisers is that covering oxidatively drying coating materials which contain, as curing catalysts (siccatives), organic metal compounds. In the presence of free 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazoles, these metal compounds are bound by coordination to the benzotriazole, and are then no longer effective as curing catalysts.

The present invention thus relates to coating materials containing, as a crypto light stabiliser, a compound of the formula I or II ##STR2## wherein x iS 1 or 2, R¹ in the case of x=1 and in the formula 11 is an acyl group of the formula --CO--R⁵, a sulfonyl group of the formula --SO₂ --R⁶, a phosphoryl group of the formula --P(O)_(r) (R¹⁴) (R¹⁵ of x=2 is --CO-- or a diacyl group of the formula --CO--CO-- or --CO--R --CO--,

R² is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₅ -C₁₂ -cycloalkyl, phenyl, C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, C₃ -C₅ -alkenyl or halogen,

R³ in the formula I is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₅ -C₁₂ -cycloalkyl, phenyl, C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, halogen or a group of the formula --(CH₂)_(n) --COOR⁹ or --(CH₂)_(n) --CO--N(R¹⁰) (R¹¹), and in the formula 11 is a divalent radical of the formula:

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--O--(CH.sub.2).sub.q --O--CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --,

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p --CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --,

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--NH--R.sup.12 --NH--CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --

    or ##STR3## R.sup.4 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 -phenylalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy or C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkoxycarbonyl,

R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₈ -alkenyl --CH₂ --CO--CH₃, phenyl, phenyl substituted by C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or benzoyl, C₇ -C₁₂ -arylalkyl or C₁ -C₁₂ -alkoxy,

R⁶ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₆ -C₁₀ -aryl or C₇ -C₁₈ -alkylaryl,

R⁷ is C₁ -C₁₀ -alkylene or phenylene,

R⁹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl or a group of the formula --(CH ₂ CH₂ O)_(p) --R¹,

R¹⁰ and R¹¹ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, which can be interrupted by O or N, C₅ -C₁₂ -cycloalkyl, C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, C₃ -C₅ -alkenyl, phenyl or a 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl radical, or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are C₄ -C₆ -alkylene, -oxaalkylene or -azaalkylene,

R¹² is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkylene, which can be interrupted by 1-3 O atoms,

R¹³ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl or C₆ -C₁₀ -aryl,

R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are each C₁ -C₁₂ -alkoxy, phenoxy, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, phenyl or tolyl,

n is 1 or 2, p is a number from 1 to 10, q is a number from 2 to 12, and r is 0 or 1.

As a monovalent acyl group R¹ can be for example: acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, valerianyl, capronyl (n-hexanoyl), 2-ethylhexanoyl, capryloyl (n-octanoyl), caprionyl (n-decanoyl), lauroyl (n-dodecanoyl), palmityl (n-hexadecanoyl), stearoyl (n-octadecanoyl), acryloyl, methacryloyl, crotonyl, oleyl, linoleyl, benzoyl, 3-methylbenzoyl, 4-tert-butylbenzoyl, 4-hexylbenzoyl, 4-dodecylbenzoyl, 3- or 4-methoxy- or -ethoxybenzoyl, 4-benzoylbenzoyl, phenylacetyl, phenylpropionyl, naphthylacetyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, octyloxycarbonyl or dodecyloxycarbonyl. Examples of R¹ as a sulfonyl group are the groups: methyl-, tert-butyl-, octyl-, dodecyl-, phenyl-, tolyl-, naphthyl-, 4-nonylphenyl-, 4-dodecylphenyl- or mesitylenesulfonyl.

R¹ as a diacyl group can be for example: oxalyl, succinyl, glutaroyl, adipoyl, 2,2,4-trimethyladipoyl, sebacoyl (octamethylenedicarbonyl), decamethylenedicarbonyl, terephthaloyl or isophthaloyl. R², R³, R⁴, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ as alkyl can, within the given number of C atoms, be for example: methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, decyl or dodecyl.

R² and R³ are preferably branched-chain alkyl groups.

R¹⁰ and R¹¹ as alkyl interrupted by O or N can be for example: 2-butoxyethyl, 3-methoxypropyl, 3-ethoxypropyl, 3-isopropoxypropyl, 3-butylaminopropyl or 3-ethylaminopropyl.

R², R¹⁰ and R¹¹ as alkenyl can be for example: allyl, methallyl or 2-butenyl.

R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ as alkoxy can be for example: methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, hexyloxy, octyloxy, decyloxy or dodecyloxy.

R² and R³ halogen can be for example: fluorine, chlorine or bromine.

R², R³, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ as cycloalkyl can be for example: cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methylcyclohexyl, cyclooctyl or cyclododecyl.

R², R³, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ as phenylalkyl can be for example: benzyl, α-methylbenzyl, α-dimethylbenzyl or 2-phenylethyl. R² and R³ lalkyl are preferably α-dimethylbenzyl.

R⁴ as alkoxy or alkoxycarbonyl can be for example: methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, hexyloxy, octyloxy, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl or pentyloxycarbonyl. C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or alkoxycarbonyl radicals are preferred.

R⁷ as alkylene can be for example: methylene, 1,2-ethylene, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, octa- or decamethylene.

When R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are alkylene, oxa- or azaalkylene, they form together with the N atom to which they are bound a heterocyclic ring, for example a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, piperazine or hexamethylene ring.

R¹² can be for example: 1,2-ethylene, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, octa- or dodecamethylene, 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene, 3-oxaheptamethylene or 3,6-dioxadecamethylene.

Preferred compounds of the formula I are those wherein x=1, R¹ is a group of the formula --CO--R⁵,--SO₂ --R⁶ or --P(O) (R¹⁴) (R¹⁵), R² is C₁ -C₁₂ --alkyl, cyclohexyl or C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, R³ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl, C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl or a group --CH₂ CH₂ COOR⁹, R⁴ is hydrogen, methyl or chlorine, R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₂ -C₄ -alkenyl, phenyl, benzyl or naphthylmethyl, R⁶ is methyl, phenyl or C₇ -C₁₈ -alkylphenyl, R⁹ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, and R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently, of one another are each C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, methyl or phenyl. Preferably, R¹ therein is a group --CO-R⁵ or --SO₂ --R⁶, R² is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or α-dimethylbenzyl, R.sup. 3 is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl, α-dimethylbenzyl or a group --CH₂ CH₂ COOR⁹, and R⁴ is hydrogen or chlorine.

Particularly preferred compounds of the formula I are those wherein x=1, R¹ is a group --CO--R⁵ or --SO₂ --R⁶, R² is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or α-dimethylbenzyl, R³ is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl, α-dimethylbenzyl or --CH₂ CH₂ COOR⁹, R⁴ is hydrogen or chlorine, R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₂ -C₄ -alkenyl, phenyl, benzyl or naphthylmethyl, R⁶ is methyl, phenyl or C₇ -C₁₈ -alkylphenyl, and R⁹ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl.

Preferred also are compounds of the formula I wherein x=2, R¹ is a group --CO--R⁷ --CO--, R² is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or α-dimethylbenzyl, R³ is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl, α-dimethylbenzyl or a group --CH₂ CH₂ COOR⁹, R⁴ is hydrogen or chlorine, R⁷ is C₂ -C₈ -alkylene, and R⁹ is C_(1-C) ₁₂ -alkyl.

Further preferred compounds are those of the formula II wherein R¹ is a group --CO--R⁵ or --SO₂ --R⁶, R² is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or α-dimethylbenzyl, R³ is a group of the formula --CH₂ CH₂ COO--(CH₂)_(q) --OCOCH₂ CH₂ -- or --CH₂ CH₂ CONH--R¹² --NHCOCH₂ CH₂ --, R⁴ is hydrogen or chlorine, R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₂ -C₄ -alkenyl, phenyl, benzyl or naphthylmethyl, R⁶ is methyl, phenyl or C₇ --C₁₈ -alkylphenyl, R¹² is C₂ --C₈ -alkylene, and q is a number from 2 to 8.

Some of these compounds are known and some are novel compounds. They can be produced essentially from the corresponding hydroxyl compounds (R¹ =H) by esterification of the hydroxyl group, using the customary methods of acylation of phenolic OH groups, for example by reaction with carboxylic acid anhydrides, carboxylic acid chlorides, sulfonic acid chlorides or chlorophosphates. Examples of these are given in the subsequent production examples. The hydroxyl compounds used as starting materials are in part obtainable commercially, or can be produced by the methods generally known for the production of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazoles.

Novel compounds are for example those compounds of the formula I wherein R³ is a group --(CH₂)_(n) --COOR⁹ or --(CH₂)_(n) --CON(R¹⁰) (R¹¹); and also compounds of the formula II wherein R³ is a divalent group of the formula

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--O--(CH.sub.2).sub.q --O--CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --,

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p --CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --,

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--NH--R.sup.10 --NH--CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --

    or ##STR4##

Examples of individual compounds of the formula I are:

2-(2-acetoxy-3-methyl-5-tert-butyl-phenyl)-benzotriazole,

2-[2-acetoxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole,

2-(2-propionyloxy-3-isopropyl-5-tert-butyl-phenyl)-benzotriazole,

2-(2-butyroyloxy-3-sec-butyl-5-tert-butyl-phenyl)-benzotriazole,

2-[2-hexanoyloxy-3,5-di(tert-pentyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole,

5-chloro-2-2-octanoyloxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]benzotriazole,

5-methyl-2-(2-benzoyloxy-3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-benzotriazole,

5-methoxy-2-[2-(4-chlorobenzoyloxy)-3,5-di(tert-butyl)phenyl-benzotriazole,

2-2-p-toluenesultonyloxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]benzotriazole

2-2-dodecylsulfonyloxy-3,5-di(1,1.dimethylbenzyl)-phenyl]benzotriazole,

2-[2-(p-dodecylbenzenesulfonyloxy)-3-sec-butyl-5-tertbutylphenyl]-benzotriazole,

di-[2-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]adipate,

di-[2-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenyl]-isophthalate

β-[3-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-acetoxy-5-tert-butyl-phenyl]propionic acid methyl ester,

[3-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-p-toluenesulfonyloxy-5-tert-butylphenyl]-acetic acid butyl ester, and

-[3-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-benzoyloxy-5-cyclohexylphenyl]propionic acid-2-butoxyethyl ester.

Examples of individual compounds of the formula II are: di-[3-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-acetoxy-5-tert-butyl-phenylacetic acid ester] of diethylene glycol,

di-[β-(3-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-p-toluenesulfonyloxy-5-secbutyl-phenyl)-propionic acid ester] of butanediol-1,4, and

N,N'-hexamethylene-bis[β-(3-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4butyroyloxy-5-methyl-phenyl)-propionic acid amide].

The following Examples further illustrate the production of compounds such as those listed above.

PRODUCTION EXAMPLES Example A - Acetylation

100 ml of acetic anhydride are added to 1 mol of 5-chloro-2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole, and the mixture is refluxed (140° C.). After the addition of 0.6 g of dimethylaminopyridine, the mixture is refluxed for a further 7 hours. A specimen shows in the thin-layer chromatogram that no further starting material is present. The excess acetic anhydride is distilled off in vacuo, and the brown residue is dissolved in methylene chloride. The solution is washed with a 5% Na₂ CO₃ solution and with water; it is then dried over Na₂ SO₄ and concentrated by evaporation. The crystalline residue is recrystallised from methanol to thus obtain 5-chloro-2-[2-acetoxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole in the form of white crystals which melt at 132°-134° C. (compound No. 1).

There are obtained in an analogous manner the following acetoxy compounds of the general formula ##STR5##

    __________________________________________________________________________     Compound                                                                       No.   R.sup.2  R.sup.3              R.sup.4                                                                          Physical constants                       __________________________________________________________________________     2     tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                                     H m.p. 67-69° (from ligroin)        3     tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOC.sub.8 H.sub.17                                                             Cl                                                                               oil                                                     (mixture of n- and iso-octyl)                                                                         C cal.                                                                              65.8%                                                                              found                                                                              66.1%                                                             H cal.                                                                              7.4%                                                                               found                                                                              7.2%                                                              N cal.                                                                              7.9%                                                                               found                                                                              8.1%                        4     tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                                           H viscous resin                                                                  C cal.                                                                              63.4%                                                                              found                                                                              63.4%                                                             H cal.                                                                              6.5%                                                                               found                                                                              6.5%                                                              N cal.                                                                              8.2%                                                                               found                                                                              8.2%                        5     tert.-butyl                                                                             tert.-butyl          H m.p. 155-157° (from                                                     ligroin)                                 6     tert.-pentyl                                                                            tert.-pentyl         H m.p. 121-122° (from                                                     ligroin)                                          (1,1-dimethylpropyl)                                                  7     sec.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl          H viscous resin                                                                  C cal.                                                                              72.3%                                                                              found                                                                              72.3%                                                             H cal.                                                                              7.4%                                                                               found                                                                              7.4%                                                              N cal.                                                                              11.5%                                                                              found                                                                              11.5%                       8     α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                  α -dimethylbenzyl                                                                             H m.p. 180-182° (from                                                     toluene)                                 9     tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.6 NHCOCH.sub.2                          CH.sub.2 --          H m.p. 87-90° C.                    10    tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH                                                                            H m.p. 134-136° C.                  __________________________________________________________________________

Example B - Tosylation

0.1 mol of 2-(2-hydroxy-3-sec-butyl-5-tert-butyl-phenyl)benzotriazole is dissolved in 200 ml of toluene. There is then added, with stirring, a solution of 20 g of NaOH in 20 g of water and 0.01 mol of tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate (as phase-transfer catalyst), in the course of which the organic phase assumes an intense yellowish-orange colour. A solution of 0.11 mol of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in 50 ml of toluene is then slowly added dropwise at room temperature. The exothermic reaction is compensated for by cooling with ice-water. The mixture is subsequently stirred for 3 hours at room temperature, during which time the colour of the toluene solution gradually disappears. A specimen indicates in the thin-layer chromatogram that no further starting material is present. The reaction mixture is poured into 1 litre of ice-water; the organic phase is separated, washed twice with 300 ml of water each time and dried over Na₂ SO₄. The solution is concentrated in vacuo, and the residue is crystallised from ethanol to thus obtain 2-(2 -toluenesulfonyloxy-3-sec-butyl-5-tert-butylphenyl)-benzotriazole in the form of white crystals which melt at 139°-141° C. (compound No. 11).

There are obtained in an analogous manner the following sulfonates of the general formula ##STR6##

    __________________________________________________________________________     Compound                                                                       No.   R.sup.2  R.sup.3    R.sup.4                                                                          R.sup.6                                                                              Physical constants                           __________________________________________________________________________     12    tert.-butyl                                                                             tert.-butyl                                                                               H p-tolyl                                                                              m.p. 187-189° (from ethanol)          13    tert.-pentyl                                                                            tert.-pentyl                                                                              H p-tolyl                                                                              m.p. 152-154° (from ethanol)          14    α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                  α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    H p-tolyl                                                                              m.p. 152-154° (from                                                     isopropanol)                                 15    tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                           H p-tolyl                                                                              m.p. 123-125° (from methanol)         16    tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOC.sub.8 H.sub.17                                                   Cl      C cal.                                                                              63.8%                                                                              found                                                                              64.1%                                          (mixture of n- and iso-                                                                           H cal.                                                                              6.6%                                                                               found                                                                              6.6%                                           octyl)             N cal.                                                                              6.6%                                                                               found                                                                              6.8%                                                              Cl                                                                               cal.                                                                              5.5%                                                                               found                                                                              5.5%                                                              S cal.                                                                              5.0%                                                                               found                                                                              4.9%                            17    tert.-pentyl                                                                            tert.-pentyl                                                                              H p-dodecyl-                                                                           C cal.                                                                              72.8%                                                                              found                                                                              72.7%                                                       phenyl                                                                               H cal.                                                                              8.7%                                                                               found                                                                              8.7%                                                              N cal.                                                                              6.4%                                                                               found                                                                              6.5%                            18    tert.-butyl                                                                             tert.-butyl                                                                               H p-dodecyl-                                                                           C cal.                                                                              72.3%                                                                              found                                                                              72.0%                                                       phenyl                                                                               H cal.                                                                              8.5%                                                                               found                                                                              8.5%                                                              N cal.                                                                              6.7%                                                                               found                                                                              6.8%                            19    tert.-butyl                                                                             tert.-butyl                                                                               H methyl                                                                               m.p. 149-151°                         20    tert.-pentyl                                                                            tert.-pentyl                                                                              H methyl                                                                               m.p. 88-90                                   21    tert.-butyl                                                                             --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                           H methyl                                                                               m.p. 142-144°                         22    α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                  α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    H methyl                                                                               m.p. 176-178°                         23    sec.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                               H p-tolyl                                                                              m.p. 139-141° C.                      __________________________________________________________________________

The bis-tosylate of the following formula is produced in an analogous manner: ##STR7##

Example C - Esterification with acid chloride

0.12 mol of triethylamine is added to a solution of 0.08 mol of 2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole in 150 ml of methylene chloride. To this solution is slowly added dropwise at 10°-15° C., with stirring, a solution of 0.08 mol of 2-naphthylacetyl chloride in 50 ml of methylene chloride. The temperature is then allowed to rise to 20°-25° C., and the mixture is stirred for 6 hours at this temperature. The triethylammonium chloride which has precipitated is filtered off, and the filtrate is washed with water, dried over Na₂ SO₄ and concentrated by evaporation. The crystalline, reddish-coloured residue is recrystallised from hexane to thus obtain 2-[2-(1-naphthylacetoxy)-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole in the form of white crystals which melt at 150°-151° C. (compound No. 25).

There are obtained in an analogous manner the following phenol esters of the general formula ##STR8##

    __________________________________________________________________________     Compound                                                                       No.   R.sup.1            R.sup.2                                                                               R.sup.3    Physical constants                  __________________________________________________________________________     26                                                                                                      sec.-butyl                                                                            tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 126-128°                27                                                                                    ##STR9##          tert.-butyl                                                                           tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 178-180°                28                                                                                    ##STR10##         tert.-pentyl                                                                          tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 74-76°                  29                                                                                    ##STR11##         tert.-butyl                                                                           tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 114-116°                30                                                                                    ##STR12##         tert.-butyl                                                                           tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 106-108°                31    COCOOC.sub.2 H.sub. 5                                                                             tert.-butyl                                                                           (CH.sub.2).sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                              m.p. 82-84°                  32    COCOOC.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                           tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 112-114°                33    COCOOC.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                              tert.-pentyl                                                                          tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 81-83°                  34    COCOOC.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                              α-dimethyl-                                                                     α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    m.p. 106-108°                                         benzyl                                                35    COCHCH.sub.2       tert.-butyl                                                                           tert.butyl m.p. 104-106°                36    COCHCH.sub.2       tert.-pentyl                                                                          tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 101-103°                37    COCHCH.sub.2       α-dimethyl-                                                                     α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    m.p. 128-130°                                         benzyl                                                38    COCHCH.sub.2       tert.-butyl                                                                           CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                             m.p. 84-86°                  __________________________________________________________________________

Example D - Esterification with acid chlorides by phase-transfer catalysis

0 1 mol of 2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole is dissolved in 150-200 ml of toluene. To the solution are added 20 g of NaOH dissolved in 20 ml of water (50% NaOH solution) and 0.01 mol of tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate (PTC). There is immediately formed an orange-coloured emulsion, and this is heated to 40° C. At this temperature is slowly added dropwise a solution of 0.11 mol of chloroformic acid butyl ester in about 30 ml of toluene. The reaction proceeds exothermically, and from 45°-50° C. it is cooled with ice-water. At the end of the dropwise addition, the reaction solution has become light-yellow. Stirring is maintained for a further 2 hours, after which time no further starting product can be identified in the thin-layer chromatogram. The reaction solution is cooled to room temperature, and about 200 ml of water are added. The organic phase is then separated and is washed twice with 100 ml of water each time. The toluene solution is dried with sodium sulfate and is afterwards concentrated in a rotary evaporator. The light-yellow residue is recrystallised from ethanol to thus obtain 2-[2-(butoxycarbonyloxy)-3,5-di(tert-butyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole (compound No. 39) in the form of white crystals which melt at 116°-118° C.

By variation of the acid chloride, there are obtained in an analogous manner the following phenolic esters: ##STR13##

    __________________________________________________________________________     Compound                                                                       No.   R.sup.1                R.sup.2   R.sup.3    Physical                     __________________________________________________________________________                                                       constants                    40    COOC.sub.4 H.sub.9     tert.-pentyl                                                                             tert.-pentyl                                                                              C cal. 71.0% found                                                             70.9%                                                                          H cal. 8.4% found 8.3%                                                         N cal. 9.5% found 9.3%       41    COOC.sub.4 H.sub.9     α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                   α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    C cal. 76.7% found                                                             76.9%                                                                          H cal. 6.8% found 6.7%                                                         N cal. 7.6% found 7.7%       42    COOC.sub.4 H.sub.9     tert.-butyl                                                                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                             C cal. 66.2% found                                                             66.2%                                                                          H cal. 7.0% found 6.9%                                                         N cal. 9.5% found 9.7%       43    CO(CH.sub.2).sub.10 CH.sub.3                                                                          tert.-pentyl                                                                             tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 51-54°           44    CO(CH.sub.2).sub.10 CH.sub.3                                                                          α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                   α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    C cal. 80.0% found                                                             80.1%                                                                          H cal. 8.1% found 8.2%                                                         N cal. 6.6% found 6.7%       45    CO(CH.sub.2).sub.6 CH.sub.3                                                                           tert.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                               C cal. 74.7% found                                                             74.9%                                                                          H cal. 8.7% found 8.7%                                                         N cal. 9.3% found 9.3%       46    CO(CH.sub.2).sub.6 CH.sub.3                                                                           tert.-pentyl                                                                             tert.-pentyl                                                                              C cal. 75.4% found                                                             75.4%                                                                          H cal. 9.0% found 9.0%                                                         N cal. 8.8% found 8.8%       47    CO(CH.sub.2).sub.6 CH.sub.3                                                                           α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                   α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    C cal. 79.5% found                                                             79.5%                                                                          H cal. 7.5% found 7.6%                                                         N cal. 7.3% found 7.4%       48    CO(CH.sub.2).sub.6 CH.sub.3                                                                           tert.-butyl                                                                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                             C cal. 70.1% found                                                             70.2%                                                                          H cal. 7.7% found 7.7%                                                         N cal. 8.7% found 8.8%       49    PO(OC.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2                                                                            tert.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 118-120°         50    PO(OC.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2                                                                            tert.-pentyl                                                                             tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 93-95°           51    PO(OC.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2                                                                            α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                   α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    m.p. 124-126°         52                                                                                                          tert.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 154-156°         53                                                                                    ##STR14##             tert.-pentyl                                                                             tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 118-120°         54                                                                                    ##STR15##             α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                   α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    m.p. 143-145°         55                                                                                    ##STR16##             tert.-butyl                                                                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                             m.p. 122-124°         56                                                                                    ##STR17##             tert.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 159-161°         57                                                                                    ##STR18##             tert.-pentyl                                                                             tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 82-85°           58                                                                                    ##STR19##             α -dimethylbenzyl                                                                  α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    m.p. 172-174°         59                                                                                    ##STR20##             tert.-butyl                                                                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                             C cal. 72.7% found                                                             72.3% H cal. 5.5% found                                                        5.6% N cal. 7.4% found                                                         7.6%                         60                                                                                    ##STR21##             tert.-butyl                                                                              tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 137-138°         __________________________________________________________________________

    __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR22##                                                                     Compound No.                                                                           R.sup.2  R.sup.3    Physical constants                                 __________________________________________________________________________     61      tert.-butyl                                                                             tert.-butyl                                                                               m.p. 180-182°                               62      tert.-pentyl                                                                            tert.-pentyl                                                                              m.p. 109-111°                               63      α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                  α-dimethylbenzyl                                                                    m.p. 201-204°                               64      tert.-butyl                                                                             CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3                                                             m.p. 123-125°                               __________________________________________________________________________

The coating materials according to the invention can be pigmented or unpigmented. They contain as the main component a binder which is initially a soluble resin and which, after application, is converted into an insoluble state. Curing can be effected either by heating or by a chemical reaction. Examples of such binders are: alkyl resins, acrylic resins, epoxide resins, melamine resins, urea resins, polyurethanes, polyesters or phenolic resins, and mixtures thereof with one another..

The coating material is usually applied as a solution. Coating materials with a small amount of solvent (high solids) or without solvent (with the addition of reactive diluents) have recently become of increasing importance in coating practice. In all cases, the addition of a light stabiliser can be of interest. Examples in this respect are surface lacquers for multilayer coatings, which lacquers are intended to protect the pigmented lower layer against damage by light. Surface coatings of this type are used in particular in vehicle construction. Further examples are UV protective lacquers for furniture or for plastic films or sheets. The present invention is of special importance with regard to coating materials which on application come into contact with copper or with copper alloys.

Depending on the purpose of their application, the coating materials can contain, besides pigments and solvents, other additives, for example flow-control agents, thixotropic agents, wetting agents, metal deactivators or antioxidants. They can also contain, in addition to the crypto light stabiliser according to the invention, a further light stabiliser from the class of sterically hindered amines, since these likewise do not absorb in the UV range of 330-400 nm.

The coating materials according to the invention can be applied to any desired substrates, for example to metal, glass, ceramic, wood, paper or plastic surfaces. The application is effected by the customary methods for coating materials, for example by brushing, immersion or spraying, or by electrostatic processes. The degree of activation of the light stabiliser is governed by the extent to which short-wave light acts on the coating. With a low level of irradiation, there will therefore occur a slow activation, whereas intensive irradiation will result in a rapid activation. The light stabiliser can also be artificially activated by exposing the coating before its application to UV light. This can be carried out before or after the curing of the coating. The manner in which curing is effected will depend on the nature of the employed binder, for example by heating or by oxidative curing.

The following Examples illustrate the application according to the invention of crypto light stabilisers. Except where otherwise stated, the symbol % denotes per cent by weight.

EXAMPLE 1: Stabilisation of a two-layer metallic-effect lacquer

Aluminium sheets 0.5 mm in thickness are coated with an aluminium-pigmented base lacquer based on polyester/ cellulose acetobutyrate/melamine resin. There is then sprayed onto the wet base lacquer a clear lacquer of the following composition:

58.3 parts of Viacryl ® VC 373 (acrylic resin, Vianova, Vienna),

27.3 parts of Maprenal ® MF 590 (melamine resin, Hochst AG, Frankfurt),

1.0 part of a 1% solution of a silicone oil in xylene,

4.0 part of Solvesso ® 150 (aromatic solvent mixture),

5.4 parts of xylene, and

Also added is 0.9 part of the crypto light stabiliser given in Table 1, corresponding to 2% relative to the binder. The viscosity of this clear lacquer is adJusted to 21 sec/DIN cup 4. It is applied in a dry-layer thickness of 40 μm, and is stoved at 130° C. for 30 minutes.

The specimens are in the one case weathered in a QUV rapid weatherometer (Fa. Q-Panel) and in the other case in a Xenotest ® 1200 (Fa. Heraeus) up to 5200 hours. After 800 hours in each case, the 20° gloss according to DIN 67530 is measured, and the surface of the specimens is examined for cracking under the stereomicroscope. As a basis of comparison, there is used a) an unstabilised specimen, and b) a non-blocked UV absorber of the formula ##STR23## The results are summarised in Tables 1 and 2.

                  TABLE 1                                                          ______________________________________                                         QUV - 2 - Weathering                                                                                          Cracking                                        Light      20° gloss after                                                                             noticeable                                      stabiliser 0       1600   3200   4800 h                                                                               after                                   ______________________________________                                         none       91      42     --     --    2800 h                                  compound No. 2                                                                            91      79     76     26    5200 h                                  comparison A                                                                              90      81     69     29    5200 h                                  ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 2                                                          ______________________________________                                         Xenotest ® 1200 - Weathering                                                                              Cracking                                        Light      20° gloss after                                                                             noticeable                                      stabiliser 0       1600   3200   4800 h                                                                               after                                   ______________________________________                                         without    91      38     31     --    3600 h                                  compound No. 2                                                                            91      68     54     31    5200 h                                  comparison A                                                                              90      61     44     28    5200 h                                  ______________________________________                                    

As can be seen from the Tables, the protective action of the crypto light stabiliser is approximately equal to that of the non-blocked light stabiliser.

EXAMPLE 2 Discoloration as a result of contact with copper

The clear lacquer described in Example 1 is brought into contact, before its application, for 48 hours with a copper sheet. The lacquer is then applied in a layer thickness of 40 μm to sheets which have been primed with a TiO₂ -pigmented white lacquer based on polyester resin. The specimens are subsequently stoved for 30 minutes at 130° C.

The discoloration of the specimens is measured in the one case according to the Yellowness Index (YI) and in the other case according to DIN 6174 (as ΔE).

There is used as a comparison the commercial UV absorber 2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di-(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)-phenyl]-benzotriazole =comparison B.

The results are summarised in Table 3.

                  TABLE 3                                                          ______________________________________                                         Light stabiliser    YI    ΔE                                             ______________________________________                                         none                3.4   2.1                                                  1% of compound No. 2                                                                               3.1   2.0                                                  1% of comparison B  5.8   3.2                                                  ______________________________________                                    

It is seen from the Table that the free hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole causes a yellowing, whereas the crypto light stabiliser does not.

EXAMPLE 3 Storage stability of the crypto light stabilisers

Methanol solutions 5.10⁻⁵ mol/l of a benzotriazole derivative are stored for 14 days in darkness. The UV spectrum of the solutions is measured before and after storage. The solutions of the compounds Nos. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 exhibit no alteration of the spectrum.

Similar blocked benzotriazole derivatives, which are unsubstituted in the ortho-position with respect to the blocked OH group, exhibit after storage an alteration of the spectrum, which indicates that a partial unblocking has occurred during storage in darkness.

EXAMPLE 4 A two-component stoving lacquer based on acrylic resin is prepared from the following components

Portion A

    ______________________________________                                         72.8 g of an amine-functional acrylic resin                                           (Setalux ® 83-03 BX 55, Fa. Synthese, Netherlands),                  0.9 g of a flow-control agent based on silicone oil                                  (Baysilon ® oil, Fa. Bayer AG), and                                  9.0 g of xylene                                                               82.7 g                                                                         ______________________________________                                    

Portion B

17.3 g of an epoxy-functional acrylic resin (Setalux ® 83-04 5 70, Fa. Synthese, NL).

The portions A and B are combined, and a solution of the light stabiliser given in Table 4 in xylene is added. This lacquer is sprayed onto a metal sheet which is primed with a silver-metallic stoving lacquer based on polyester/ cellulose acetobutyrate/melamine resin. After exposure to the air at room temperature for one hour, the specimens are stoved for 30 minutes at 135° C. The layer thickness of the surface lacquer is about 40 μm.

The discoloration occurring on stoving is measured according to DIN 6174 as shade difference ΔE.

There are compared in each case the free hydroxybenzotriazoles and the 0-acyl compounds thereof.

                  TABLE 4                                                          ______________________________________                                         Light stabiliser    ΔE                                                   ______________________________________                                         none                0.7                                                        2% of compound No. 8                                                                               1.0                                                        2% of comparison B  12.8                                                       2% of compound No. 6                                                                               0.7                                                        2% of comparison C  4.4                                                        ______________________________________                                    

comparison B=2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-benzotriazole

comparison C=2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di(tert-pentyl)-phenyl]benzotriazole.

EXAMPLE 5 Discoloration on weathering

The clear lacquer described in Example 1 is applied in a dry-film thickness of 40 μm to metal sheet primed white. The specimens are stoved at 130° C for 30 minutes and then weathered in a Florida apparatus for 3 months. The degree of whiteness according to DIN 6174 is measured before and after weathering, and from the result is determined in each case the shade difference ΔE. The results are summarised in Table 5.

                  TABLE 5                                                          ______________________________________                                         Light stabiliser    ΔE                                                   ______________________________________                                         none                3.2                                                        2% of compound No. 6                                                                               1.0                                                        2% of compound No. 13                                                                              0.8                                                        2% of compound No. 20                                                                              0.6                                                        2% of compound No. 46                                                                              1.0                                                        2% of compound No. 62                                                                              1.2                                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 6 Combination with a catalyst which can be cleaved by UV

A acid-curable acrylic resin/melamine resin clear lacquer is prepared from:

57.3 parts of Acryloid ® AT 410 (acrylic resin, Rohm and Haas Corp., USA) (75% solids content),

18.0 parts of Cymel ® 301 (melamine resin, Amer. Cyanamid),

10.0 parts of butylacetate,

1.8 parts of celluose acetobutyrate CAB 551 (Eastman Chem. Corp.),

2.6 parts of a flow-control agent (Modaflow ®, Monsanto Corp.) and

10.5 parts of butanol.

The solids content of the lacquer is 65%. The lacquer is knife-coated in a dry-film thickness of 40 μm onto glass plates. The specimens are irradiated for 10 seconds with a 160 W UV-lamp, and then stoved at 120° C for 30 minutes. There is used as a curing catalyst that can be activated by UV light 1% of benzoin-p-toluenesulfonate, which cleaves off p-toluenesulfonic acid on exposure to UV light. A blocked acid catalyst of this type has the advantage that it effects no curing in darkness. It has the disadvantage that in the presence of UV-absorber light stabilisers the curing of the lacquer is incomplete. When however there is used as light stabilisers the 0-acylated benzotriazoles according to the invention, the activity of the curing catalyst is not hindered, as is shown by the following Table 6. The curing of the lacquer is assessed in these tests by measurement of the pendulum hardness according to DIN 53157. The specimens are subsequently weathered in the Xenon Weatherometer, and the percentage gloss retention is thus determined.

                  TABLE 6                                                          ______________________________________                                                      Gloss retention in %                                                                         Pendulum                                                         after weathering of                                                                          hardness                                            Light stabiliser                                                                              1000 h  2000 h  3000 h                                                                               (sec)                                     ______________________________________                                         none           83       5      --    204                                       1% of comparison C*                                                                           91      82      4      78                                       1% of compound No. 2                                                                          70      56      2     154                                       1% of compound No. 5                                                                          75      77      6     155                                       1% of compound No. 5                                                                          102     63      23    122                                       +1% of HALS**                                                                  1% of compound No. 6                                                                          98      78      5     158                                       ______________________________________                                          *comparison C = 2[2hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-pentyl-phenylbenzotriazole (Tinuvi      ® 328)                                                                     **HALS =                                                                       8acetyl-3-dodecyl-7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-1,3,8-triaza-spiro[4,5]decanedione2     4 (Tinuvin ® 440)                                                     

It is seen from the above that the free benzotriazole (comparison C) does provide good protection against light but greatly reduces the curing of the lacquer. With the light stabilisers according to the invention there is however obtained both a good protection against light and satisfactory curing. The level of protection against light can be increased by the addition of a light stabiliser of the sterically hindered amine type (HALS). 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of the formula I or II ##STR24## wherein x is 1, R¹ is an acylgroup of the formula --CO--R⁵, a sulfonyl group of the formula --SO₂ --R⁶, a phosphoryl group of the formula P(O)_(r) (R¹⁴) (R¹⁵), R² is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₅ -C₁₂ -cycloalkyl, phenyl, C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, C₃ -C₅ -alkenyl or halogen, R³ in the formula I is a group of the formula --(CH₂)_(n) --COOR⁹ or --(CH₂)_(n) --CO--N(R¹⁰) (R¹¹), and in the formula II is a divalent group of the formula:

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--O--(CH.sub.2).sub.q --O--CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --,

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p --CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n -,

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--NH--R.sup.12 --NH--CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --

    or ##STR25## R.sup.4 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 --C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.7 --C.sub.9 -phenylalkyl,

C₁ --C₈ -alkoxy or C₂ --C₈ -alkoxycarbonyl, R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₈ -alkyl, C₂ -C₁₈ -alkenyl, --CH₂ CO--CH₃, phenyl, phenyl substituted by C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or benzoyl, or is C₇ -C₁₂ -arylalkyl or C₁ -C₁₂ -alkoxy, R⁶ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₆ -C₁₀ -aryl or C₇ -C₁₈ alkylaryl, R⁹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl or a group of the formula --(CH₂ CH₂ O)_(p) --R¹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, which can be interrupted by O or N, C₅ -C₁₂ -cycloalkyl, C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, C₃ -C₅ -alkenyl, phenyl or a 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl radical, or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are C₄ -C₆ -alkylene, -oxaalkylene or -azaalkylene, R¹² is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkylene, which can be interrupted by 1-3 O atoms, R¹³ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl or C₆ -C₁₀ -aryl, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are each C₁ -C₁₂ -alkoxy, phenoxy, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, phenyl or tolyl, n is 1 or 2, p is a number from 1 to 10, q is a number from: 2 to 12, and r is 0 or
 1. 2. A compound of the formula I according to claim 1, wherein x=1, R¹ is a group of the formula --CO--R⁵ or --SO₂ --R⁶, R² is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl or C₇ -C₉ -phenylalkyl, R³ is a group --CH₂ CH₂ COOR⁹, R⁴ is hydrogen, methyl or chlorine, R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₂ -C₄ -alkenyl, phenyl, benzyl or naphthylmethyl, R⁶ is methyl, phenyl or C₇ -C₁₅ -alkylphenyl, and R⁹ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl.
 3. A compound of the formula I according to claim 2, wherein x=1, R¹ is a group --CO--R⁵ or --SO₂ --R⁶, R² is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or α-dimethylbenzyl, R⁴ is hydrogen or chlorine, and R³, and R⁵ and R⁶ have the meanings defined in claim
 12. 4. A compound of the formula II according to claim 1, wherein, R¹ is a group --CO--R⁵ or --SO₂ --R⁶, R² is C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or α-dimethylbenzyl, R³ is a group of the formula --CH₂ CH₂ COO--(CH₂)_(q) --OCOCH₂ CH₂ -- or --CH₂ CH₂ CONH--R¹² --NHCOCH₂ CH₂ --, R⁴ is hydrogen or chlorine, R⁵ is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, C₂ -C₄ -alkenyl, phenyl, benzyl or naphthylmethyl, R⁶ is methyl, phenyl or C₇ -C₁₈ -alkylphenyl, R¹² is C₂ C₈ -alkylene, and q is a number from 2 to
 8. 